Sulky



W. A. GALBRAITH.

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SULKY.

(No Model.)

No. 508,415. Patented Nov. 14, 1893.

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2Sheets-Sheet 2. w. A. GALBRAITH SULKY.

Patented Nov. 14, 1893.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFCE.

WILLIAM A. GALBRAIEH, OF FLINT, MICHIGAN.

7 SULKY.

SPECIIEIOATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 508,415, datedNovember 14, 1893.

Application filed March 30,1893. Seriallo. 468,405. (No model.)

T all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM A. GALBRAITH, a citizen of the UnitedStates, 'residing at Flint, in the county of Genesee, State of Michigan,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sulkies; and I dodeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as Will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of referencemarked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention 'relates to new and useful improvements in sulkies, andconsists in a certain construction and arrangement of parts, ashereinafter fully set forth, the essential features of which beingpointed out particularly in the claims.

The object of the invention is to construct a light and strong sulkyadaptable to the use of wheels having pneumatic tires,and in which theconstruction is such that the employment of an axle for connecting thewheels is obvivated, enabling the sulky to be hitched more closely tothe horse, and in which provision is made for adjusting the vehicle forhorses of various sizes, all of which is attained by the mechanismillustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a rearelevation of my improved sulky. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of same. Fig.3 is a plan view. Fig. 4 is a vertical section on dotted line 4at ofFig. 3. Fig. 5 isa vertical section on dotted line 55 of Fig. 3.

Referring to theletters of reference, A designates the thills, which arebent downward and rearward near their rear ends, forming the parallelend portions A that extend horizontally rearward, in a plane much lowerthan the forward ends thereof.

B and B are parallel trussed bows or arches that constitute the framewhich supports the seats C, and which span between the rear endport-ions A of the thills, upon Which the ends of said trusses rest, andto which they are firmly secured, as shown at a. The rear truss B issomewhat the higher of the two, so as to give the proper pitch to theseat.

D designates the circle-bar, whose ends extend onto and are secured tothe raised portions of the thills, the rearwardlycurved portion of saidbar being supported by the di' verging brace-rods b, which are attachedto the rear truss B and extend obliquely for ward to said bar. Mountedon the circle bar, is the whiffletree E, which is pivoted to said bar bymeans of the bolt c, the upper end of which is stayed bygthe short bracod, extending rearwardly from the truss B. Attached to the inner face ofthe circle bar and extendend of the spindle 72 of the vehicle wheel asshown in Figs.. 2 and 5.

f indicates similar brace-rods that depend from said brackets,approximately parallel to the bracesf, and that are attached at theirlower ends to an inclined plate 7L having slots in its lower edgeadapted to receive the inner end of the spindle t' of the wheel. Saidwheel is mounted on the spindle between the braces f,f, the bearingcones 0 on said spindle being embraced by said platos h h, and the Wheelis secured in the frame by clampi1ig said plates between said cones andthe nuts d on the ends of said spindle, as clearly shown in Fig. 3. Thismanner of securingthe spindle in the slots in the inclined edges of theplatos h, h, enables the seat supporting frame to be 'adjusted forwardor backward to balance the weight of the driver, as desired, and thethills raised or lowered, according to the -height of the horse, bysimply loosening the nuts o and moving the spindle forward or backwardas required,

Extending from the under face of the rear ends of the thills, are theinclined braces m, which are attached to the inner plates h, and bracothe wheel frame laterally.

Attached to the outer face of the thills, and curving rearwardly aroundthe wheels, to the curved bar H that connects the rear ends of thethills, are the guard braces I, that serve to braco the thills and thewheel frame, and

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form a guard which preveuts the looking of the wheels with anothervehicle.

Having thus fully set f0rth my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a sulky, the combination of the thills, the arched trussesconnecting said thills, the wheel frames depending from said trusses,and the wheels adjustably mounted therein.

2. In a sulky, the combination with the sulky frame, of the wheel frame,having' opposed plates provided with a series of registering slots, thewheel, the spindle of said wheel adapted to be received in the slots ofsaid plates.

3. In a sulky, the combination with the sulky frame, of the wheel frameprovided with parallel inclined plates having corresponding slots intheir under edges, the wheel, the spindle of said wheel adapted to beremovably secured in the slots of said platos.

4. In a sulky, the combination of the thills, the trussed archesconnecting said thills, the brackets extending horizontally from saidtrusses, the convergng brace-rods depending from said brackets, and thewheels journaled at the lower ends of said rods.

5. In a sulky, the combination of the thills, the arch connecting saidthills, the wheel frames attached to said arch, the curved guard andbraco attached to the thills, and r WILLIAM A. GALBRAITII.

Witnesses:

J OHN DEMOREST, JOSEPH L. DUNBAR.

